单词 | full lieutenant |
释义 | > as lemmasfull lieutenant (b) spec. Applied to (esp. military) ranks, as full colonel, full lieutenant, etc. ΚΠ 1760 Whitehall Evening-post 8–10 Apr. We are told that Lieut. Col. Sloper is to be promoted to the rank of full Colonel. 1778 Gen. Evening Post 6 Jan. He assured me he would immediately make Jordan a full Lieutenant for his spirited behaviour. 1856 United Service Mag. Jan. 120 In the case of Majors who are Lieutenant-Colonels by Brevet, the time they are in command of the regiment shall count towards the rank of full Colonel. 1887 J. J. Flinn Hist. Chicago Police 558 He was appointed..acting lieutenant, November 18, 1882; and full lieutenant, January 1, 1883. 1894 A. Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes 148 A gallant veteran, who started as a full private. 1921 W. Wood Captains of Civil War vi. 194 Robert E. Lee, now a full general in the Confederate Army and adviser to the President, grasped the whole situation from the first. 1974 P. Schwab & J. L. Shneidman J. F. Kennedy i. 23 As a result of the PT 109 incident, Kennedy was promoted to full lieutenant. 2007 N.Y. Times Mag. 9 Sept. 10/2 It was clear that unless one was in the combat arms the chances of making full colonel, much less flag rank, were exceedingly limited. < as lemmas |
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